Kawaba, Ski Resort in Gunma, Near Tokyo

Kawaba, Ski Resort in Gunma, Near Tokyo

Located conveniently close to the metropolitan area, Kawaba offers amazing slopes that can be accessed on a day trip either by 2-hour car ride on the Kanetsu Toll Road from Nerima, or 50-minute shuttle bus ride from Joumou Kougen Station, off of the Joutetsu Shinkansen (Joutetsu Bullet Train). This season Kawaba offers a newly created powder zone, as well as the “Free Ride Park” which has been constructed under the close scrutiny of snowboarding magazines and the only mogul field in the Kanto area. Kawaba offers the finest variety in snow activities.

From Tokyo Route 2:
Take the Jouetsu Shinkansen (Jouetsu Bullet Train) to Takasaki Station (Est. travel time: 80 minutes)
From Takasaki Station, take the JR Jouetsu Line to Numata Station.
From Numata Station, take the complimentary shuttle to the slopes.